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Deterrence – The Ultimate Failure

Author: Satish Sekar November 7, 2014 1 Comment

by Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (October 19th 2010) Nothing Special At first glance there is nothing special about December 16th 1950, but it proved to be one of the most important dates in the history of British justice. It…
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Albert Pierrepoint, appeal, capital punishment, Catherine McCluskey, Constable James Robertson, deterrence, Dugald Moffat, execution, hanged, Lord Justice Keith, murderer, policeman, Steve Wade, William Kevan

An Exceptional Injustice (Part 7) – Unique Potential

Author: admin September 22, 2014 0 Comments

Inadequate Mechanisms For reasons that we have made clear the Independent Police Complaints Commission’s (IPCC) investigation and that of the HMCPSI are hopelessly flawed. The terms of reference of both investigations are limited to the collapse of the trial that…
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An Exceptional Injustice (Part 6) – Damage Limitation

Author: admin September 22, 2014 0 Comments

Delaying Tactics The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) was called in to investigate the police’s role if any in the collapse of the trial by South Wales Police. Simultaneously, the Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer ordered an investigation of…
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An Exceptional Injustice (Part 5) – Justice Denied

Author: admin September 22, 2014 0 Comments

Injury to Insult Four months after the New Cardiff Three were sent to jail – the second miscarriage of justice in the same case – the Crown Prosecution Service’s Special Crimes Department announced that 13 police officers – three of…
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An Exceptional Injustice (Part 4) – The New Cardiff Three

Author: admin September 22, 2014 0 Comments

Duress – A Legal Quagmire Mark Grommek, Angela Psaila and Learnne Vilday (the New Cardiff Three) were told that they had a responsibility to tell the truth and should have reported what had been done to them. The prosecutor, Nicholas…
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ALBAN TURNER, ANGELA PSAILA, CPS, duress, KEVIN SARBUTTS, LEARNNE VILDAY, MARK GROMMEK, Mr Justice Maddison, NICHOLAS DEAN QC, PCA, Police Complaints Authority, THE CARDIFF FIVE, THE NEW CARDIFF THREE

“Satish is a dedicated investigative journalist who worked hard to investigate the background to the jailing of the Cardiff Three for the 1988 murder of Lynette White. The success of their appeal against their convictions is largely down to his hard work. He wrote the story of this case and his subsequent campaign to have the case reinvestigated in his book ‘Fitted In: The Cardiff Three and the Lynette White Inquiry’. I wanted to write about the forensic aspects of the case in my book Cold…

Liz Porter Sunday AgeAustralia

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“Satish is a dedicated investigator with a passion for justice, both to correct miscarriages to absolve the innocent, and to identify and bring the true perpetrator(s) to account. His dogged determination and indefatigable efforts to explore overlooked or disregarded facts and possibilities, and to publish his findings publicly, have made a significant contribution to the Criminal Justice System in Britain and abroad.”

Robert (Bob) Parsons (Forensic Chemist/Alcohol Toxicologist, Indian River C…

Bob Parsons

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